Crypto Breaking News

TRM Labs has doubled its valuation to $2 billion after expanding its Series C funding round.

India has issued anti-money laundering notices to 15 offshore virtual digital asset service providers operating in the country.

Renzo Protocol has rebranded as Renzo Finance as it expands from restaking into on-chain structured yield products.

Brent held around $101 per barrel as Iran vowed it was prepared for a more intense war after hostilities flared across the Middle East. But Carole Nakhle, CEO of Crystol Energy told Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja on Horizons Middle East & Africa $101/b is not as high a threshold as it could have been.

US President Donald Trump downplayed concerns about rising oil prices and the war with Iran. Meanwhile, Iran is ready to intensify the conflict and will escalate counterstrikes if the US continues attacking its territory and infrastructure, according to a senior official from the Islamic Republic. Bloomberg's Paul Wallace breaks down the situation.

Apple says its foldable smartphone will improve on rivals' models. This comes as the company aims to show it can refine a category dominated by Samsung and Chinese smartphone makers such as Huawei. Richard Windsor, Radio Free Mobile, Founder spoke to Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja on Horizons Middle East & Africa about the launch event under the new CEO.

US President Donald Trump offered voters a quid pro quo: elect Republicans and get a $5,000 payout, which he called the "Trump dividend." The proposal, announced during a speech on Wednesday at the GOP's midterm convention in Dallas, is unlikely to become law. Fellow Republicans have already rejected similar ideas and Congress would need to approve a cash payment program with a price tag well over $1 trillion. Bloomberg's Balazs Penz breaks down the situation.

Fidelity Digital Assets has expanded the use of FIDD (CRYPTO:FIDD) across payments, settlement and tokenised markets.

Algorand Foundation has appointed former Chainlink and Curv executive William Herkelrath as its new CEO.

Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso says reforms are taking too long to translate into improvements on the ground, while companies continue to shoulder the cost of failing municipal services.

Coinbase Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Brian Armstrong says it's likely the bottom of the Bitcoin price cycle has passed. He voiced conviction in the future of stablecoin payments, highlighting their potential to reshape everyday transactions. He speaks with Haslinda Amin on "Insight with Haslinda Amin."

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) have been preparing for quantum threats as the US backs $300 million in hardware funding.